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Sales: The Best And Worst in Sales Performance

TOP TEN (ONE-YEAR)
                  PERCENT INCREASE
HFS                     93%
CISCO SYSTEMS           80
UNITED HEALTHCARE       78
SONAT                   74
TJX                     68
WALT DISNEY             67
CROWN CORK & SEAL       65
WELLS FARGO             62
NORAM ENERGY            62
JEFFERSON-PILOT         56


BOTTOM TEN (ONE-YEAR)
                  PERCENT DECREASE
NOVELL                 -34%
STONE CONTAINER        -30
APPLE COMPUTER         -23
ADVANCED MICRO DEV.    -21
ALCAN ALUMINUM         -18
JAMES RIVER            -16
ASARCO                 -16
CHAMPION INTL.         -16
HERCULES               -15
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS      -13


TOP TEN (THREE-YEAR)
              AVERAGE ANNUAL INCREASE
CISCO SYSTEMS           81.4%
VIACOM                  78.3
HEALTHSOUTH             72.2
3COM                    60.1
WORLDCOM                58.5
FIRST DATA              57.3
FIRST CHICAGO NBD       56.9
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC       53.6
ST. JUDE MEDICAL        52.8
APPLIED MATERIALS       52.7


BOTTOM TEN (THREE-YEAR)
              AVERAGE ANNUAL DECREASE
DUN & BRADSTREET       -27.1%
CVS                    -24.0
TENNECO                -23.8
ITT INDUSTRIES         -22.3
BAXTER INTL.           -18.8
CALIBER SYSTEM         -17.3
IKON OFFICE            -16.9
KERR-MCGEE             -14.0
UNOCAL                 -12.9
NOVELL                 -12.7

DATA: STANDARD & POOR'S COMPUSTAT, A DIVISION OF THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES





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